JPDS Beginner Salsa Curriculum Checklist: Road to Graduation

​4 Basic Steps

• Basic
• Side step
• Travel Step
• Cumbia step
• Tight Rope Technique

Right Turns 

• ​​​Explain and display Footwork
• Spotting 
• Execute 4 types of right turns (8 types for Honor Roll)

​Cross Body Lead

• Stay out of Danger Zone
• Explain Footwork (Know the Train Track Analogy)
• Delay step

Inside Turns

• Know the Footwork/Formula
• Execute 4 types of Inside Turns (8 types for Honor Roll)
• Explain why Inside Turns are important

Outside Turns

• Know the Footwork/Formula
• Execute 4 types of Inside Turns (8 types for Honor Roll)
• Explain why Outside Turns are important

U-Turns 

• Know the Footwork/Formula
• Execute 4 types of Inside Turns (8 types for Honor Roll)
• Explain the U-Turn Formula